单词 | osteotomist |
释义 | † osteotomistn. Surgery. Obsolete. An instrument for cutting the bones of the fetal cranium during an obstructed labour. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > instrument for cutting bone generally osteotomist1825 osteotome1857 1825 D. D. Davis Elem. Operative Midwifery v. 305 A representation of this instrument is given under the designation of osteotomist, or bone pliers... As far as I know, it is an example of a new application of mechanical power, combining the principles of a punch and a pair of scissors. 1825 Lancet 13 Aug. 176/2 I should think it my duty to avail myself of the use of the osteotomist. 1842 Lancet 9 Apr. 45 (title) The osteotomist of the late Professor Davis: its adequacy to the fulfilment of the objects intended by the inventor. 1895 Catal. Surg. Instruments (Arnold & Sons) 513 Osteotomist (Davis's). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1825 |
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